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4.08/20/2025

Creates a positive and motivating atmosphere.

4.05/21/2025

Always patient, kind, and understanding.

5.03/31/2025

Brings enthusiasm to every interaction.

4.02/27/2025

Inspires growth and curiosity in every student.

5.02/4/2025

Great Professor!

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About Sascha

Dr Sascha Fuller is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, at the University of Newcastle, Australia. An environmental anthropologist and development practitioner, she possesses over 15 years of research and field experience across the Pacific, Australia, New Zealand, Nepal, and Mexico. In her role as coordinator of the University of Newcastle's Pacific Node, administered by the Newcastle Institute for Energy and Resources in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), Fuller plays a pivotal role in advancing the university's international engagement strategy in the Pacific, focusing on enhancing community resilience and sustainability. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Sydney and a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) from the University of Newcastle. Her research, allocated 60% to environmental anthropology and 40% to anthropology of development, centers on human-environment relations, plastics pollution, climate change, and their intersections with gender, human rights, and development assistance, particularly concerning risks and opportunities for rural and regional livelihoods.